Riyadh, Oct. 2 -- A rare Omani manuscript of the Holy Quran has been admired by visitors to the Riyadh International Book Fair, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The manuscript of "Quran of the Seven Readings", written by Abdullah bin Bashir Al-Hadrami, one of Sohar's scholars in the 12th century AH, bears the entire text of the Holy Quran, with a notation of the seven readings in the footnotes.

The manuscript differs from the traditional way of writing the Quran and is characterized by rare artistic aspects.

Each part of the Holy Quran begins on the left page and is divided into 8 sheets, or 16 pages, manuscript of "The Qur'an of the Seven Readings", written by Abdullah bin Bashir al-Hadrami.

Part of the Omani manuscript is disp...